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How do YOU cue?

just want to get an idea of what peoples' preferred method is for cueing up songs in the cans...

1 ear for me.

used to be 100% split cue 2 ears on until a few years ago.

now its 99.9% 1 ear cue. Half the time I mix to the main rig instead of using the monitors - yes I know im a freak, but ive just adjusted to it after years of playing in places with shit monitors or non existant monitors and know how to adjust to the delay quickly now.

master on the right, cued channel on the left.

Oh- i always have my headphones on as follows: L earcup on my right ear. Usually because i like the cable on my right hand side and it usually comes from the L cup

im curious to know tho - for those that use the one ear method (like myself) - do u only have the cued track playin in the cup or do u have the master playing as well?

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Originally posted by Basstard im curious to know tho - for those that use the one ear method (like myself) - do u only have the cued track playin in the cup or do u have the master playing as well?

usually only the cued track, but if im struggling then il switch it to master.

1/2 ear (depending on situation) cue & master.

(1 ear method) most times!

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery 1/2 ear (depending on situation) cue & master.

+1

1 ear for vinyl, 2 ears for cdj

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Originally posted by Xtracktor +1 1 ear for vinyl, 2 ears for cdj

err.. care to explain your reason for this?


i've never really used the 2 ear method to mix. i use the split cue function (with both cups) to level out both tracks but from there its always one ear. in the house i use one ear with cue and master playing but when i play out i find i have to use just the cue track as not all mixers have a pan feature between cue/master

at home i usually do all my work in the headphones. -in stereo.

when i go 1 ear, i use the left one for cuing, and listen to the monitor, or rig on the right. sometimes i will match in the headphones, then pull one ear off to compare, and get an idea of what adjustments i will need to make for delay.

2 ears hearing both channels in each ear. I have no idea how you people do the one ear thing, I cannot do this at all.

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Originally posted by Basstard err.. care to explain your reason for this? i've never really used the 2 ear method to mix. i use the split cue function (with both cups) to level out both tracks but from there its always one ear. in the house i use one ear with cue and master playing but when i play out i find i have to use just the cue track as not all mixers have a pan feature between cue/master

Oh thats what I meant, well kinda...mixers like the djm 500 yea I understand don't have that feature, but most that I play on do and for cdjs usually I can just keep pushing the play/cue button and hear it in my cans instantly if it hit the right phrase. With vinyl it seems that I need to know the rate that I am holding the vinyl back and forth so I need to hear just the cued track in 1 cup and hear the master from the monitors, only once that is done I proceed with mixing in both cans.

Split cue, only because I'm using my PC speakers as monitors. Don't get me wrong, they sound incredible, but they just don't work well as monitors.

One ear cue track only. For me its the quickest most accurate way to mix. I don't need to drop my headphones to listen to the monitors because I am already listening to them while I'm making sure the track I'm mixing in is locked. Keep your hand on the pitch fader or the the jogwheel/bend buttons.

To tell you the truth I really did have to force myself to go one cup cue from two cup stereo, and it was like pulling nails, but now I am very thankful.

Always 2 cup cueing, sometimes in combination with split function. To me it is the most accurate way of mixing especially when the monitors are crap.

both ears in the headphones for me, because my monitors are VERY VERY bad, i should get new ones probably and try out the one ear monitoring properly.

Mostly stereo headphones but one ear cue aswell.
I use a mixture to check and double check.

I start with One ear cueing, I roughly beatmatch the tracks as quick as i can. After that i put the other cup on and finetune the pitch (cue and master blended).

Both channels in both cans most the time, mainly because at home I tend to have to keep it quiet so I solve the issue by not even having my monitors turned on.

In a club I use a combination of both channels in both ears, one on one off, etc depending on how good the monitors are, how it all sounds and what I'm doing.

i must admit that you can hear the beats more clearly swinging if they are out with your headphones on.

Two ear cue and master

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Originally posted by sr126 at home i usually do all my work in the headphones. -in stereo. when i go 1 ear, i use the left one for cuing, and listen to the monitor, or rig on the right. sometimes i will match in the headphones, then pull one ear off to compare, and get an idea of what adjustments i will need to make for delay.

ditto for me

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery 1/2 ear (depending on situation) cue & master.

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